The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-19
LamOilIe County.
Gilmore.

G. b. MEAD closed a very pleasant term Of
singing-school here last Saturday evening.
- Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Churchill with
a son and daughter, visited in Canada last
week. -= The time of holding the tenn
perance meetings has been changed from
Monday to Saturday evening. A cordial
invitation is extended to all interested in
the cause to come out and help make these
meetings success. - Uncle Abel
Camp is very low, and fears are enter
tanned that lie will not recover.
East Gilmore.
FRED JACOBS of Montpelier visited friends
in this place the past week. = Several
from this place attended the dance at Wood
bury Center Wednesday evening.
George w. LaBarron has gone to Worces-
ter to work for Lewis Russell. -
George A. Morse has recently taken home a
pair of fine horses which he purchased in
Canada. - Revival meetings are being
held at the church for the benefit of the
Young people Smack Bailey still con-
tinues to keep the West Woodbury. board
ing. house. - Miss Nina Choate is visit
ing friends in this place.
Hyde Park.
FRANK FINNEGAN has returned, with his
family from California, where they have
been living for several years. They are To-
Gated for the present in Pages tenement
house. - Moses Newcitty and wife are
rejoicing over the birth of their sixth boy
because it is girl. - A barn belonging
to Alba Kellogg was burned about noon
last Sunday, with pair of fine oxen, five
cows, one yearling, about fifteen tons of
hay, buggy wagon (neary new and his
farming implements. The loss will amount
to nearly $500; insured for 5000 Although
it burned at midday, the fire was not dis
covered until the roof fell in. The origin of
the fire is a mystery, as there had not been
| a n hp a LONG
Morrisville.
FROM twelve to fourteen inches of snow
fell Friday and Saturday. - Mrs. Shack
EFT of the Falls has received a pension of
S12 month and back pay to the amount of
S2.175. - Things look quite business
like at the foundry. - The Good TEN.
plars lodge went to Hyde Park last week to
visit the lodge there. - Dentist Robin
son and wife returned Monday from New
Hampshire, where they have been visiting
for few weeks. John Scofeld, al
old man who lived alone, was found dead
in his house Sunday morning. Some of his
neighbors were in to see him Saturday night
when he complained of not feeling well
! He refused their offer to get some one tC
stay with him, saying he was all right
| But as they went out he asked them to be
sure and close the outside door, saying that
he always thought he would make good
| looking corpse if the cats let him alone. AS
he was not seen about Sunday morning
some one went in and found him on til,
bed with all his clothes on except his boots
He had complained some of heart disease.
WOlcOtt.
JOHN CHAFEY is home from ST. Johns
bury on account of poor health. 80 Last
Saturday Noah Carr came to the village OF
! foot, and on returning, and when within
about one-half mile of home, he fell dead il
the road. - Grin Putnam had some
teeth extracted few days ago, and after
wards his gums commenced bleeding. Tw,
! physicians were called and succeeded il
stopping the flow of blood. - The Ben
nett grocery is again closed - Las
Friday snow fell to the depth of abou
twelve inches.